WW2 Weapons

The World Wars 1914-18 and 1939-45.

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Mort Homme 1
Diary for Thursday, March 16, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Renewed German assaults on Mort Homme and Vaux, latter repels five Read more
Depth-charge explosion
Diary for Sunday, March 16, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: Two U-boat 'aces' Kretschmer (U-99) and Schepke (U-100) lost while attacking Read more
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Diary for Wednesday, March 15, 1916: Southern Fronts Italian Front - Italian Third Army losses in the Fifth Battle of Read more
Allied merchantmen sinking
Diary for Saturday, March 15, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: German U-boats U-105 and U-106 hound Convoy SL.68 for a week Read more
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Diary for Tuesday, March 14, 1916: African Fronts Western Desert - Major-General Peyton reoccupies Sollum: 10 armoured cars storm Senussi Read more
Night start of a German bomber against Britain.
Diary for Friday, March 14, 1941: Air War Britain: Night raids on Glasgow and Sheffield. Read more
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Diary for Monday, March 13, 1916: Southern Fronts Italian Front: Italian 21st Division gains one hump of Mount San Michele. Read more
Group of German soldiers ready for appeal
Diary for Thursday, March 13, 1941: Air War Britain: Devastating night raids on Glasgow and Clydeside (March 13-14 and 14-15); Read more
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Diary for Sunday, March 12, 1916: Sea War Germany: TIRPITZ RESIGNS. Adriatic: Admiral Haus memo to Conrad prevents Austrian Fleet Read more
bombs for a Handley Page Halifax
Diary for Wednesday, March 12, 1941: Air War Germany - RAF raid on Berlin: first of 10 heavy raids during Read more
USS Nevada 1
Diary for Saturday, March 11, 1916: Neutrals USA: 14-inch-gun battleship Nevada completed, she and her sister ship Oklahoma (finished May Read more
M3 light tank shown on delivery to Britain
Diary for Tuesday, March 11, 1941: Neutrals ROOSEVELT SIGNS LEASE-LEND BILL: USA now able to supply all Britain's arms requirements. Read more
Dicke Bertha laden
Diary for Friday, March 10, 1916: Western Front Aisne: After 10-hour barrage Germans attack between Troyon and Berry-au-Bac captures valuable Read more
Handley Page Halifax bombers before the start.
Diary for Monday, March 10, 1941: Air War Europe: Handley Page Halifax four-engined bombers attack Le Havre (night March 10-11). Read more
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Diary for Thursday, March 9, 1916: Western Front Verdun - German attacks on both banks of the Meuse: small gains Read more
Italian artillery in action
Diary for Sunday, March 9, 1941: Balkans Major Italian counter-offensive (spring offensive) launched in Albania. Greeks repel all attacks and Read more
German soldier Fort Vaux
Diary for Wednesday, March 8, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Germans repulsed at Fort Vaux. Crazy French regiments bayonet charge restores Read more
Underground stations as air raid shelters
Diary for Saturday, March 8, 1941: Air War Britain: Night raids on London; Cafe de Paris hit (34 killed, 60 Read more
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Diary for Tuesday, March 7, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Germans take Fresnes southeast of city; French success south of Forges, Read more
RN destroyer Wolverine
Diary for Friday, March 7, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: U-boat 'ace' Cdr. Gunther Prien, the 'Bull of Scapa Flow', dies; Read more

About WW2 Weapons

WW2 affected virtually almost any corner of the globe. In the six years between 1939 and 1945, some kind of 50 million people lost their lives, and hardly any who survived were not affected. It was the costliest and utmost widespread conflict the world has forever obtained.
It was subsequently battled on ground, sea and in the air with weapons which in fact had first been used in World War One of 1914-18. Ironically, a far greater conflict was to come out from the burning embers of these ‘war to end all wars’, and with it huge innovations in technologies.
The countries engaged in WW2 finally owned the techniques, potential and weapons to fight every other in a much more powerful – and more deadly – manner.

However only Britain, her Empire allies as well as Germany were engaged during the full period (as well as, in fact, Japan and China since 1937). For all the other nations the conflict was of a shorter duration. The US and Japan, for example, were at war from December 1941 to August 1945 (and the USA was at the same time at war with Germany, until Hitler‘s defeat in May 1945).

The state of affairs was so complex, the skeins of partnerships and enmity so connected that it would require a really huge document in fact to illustrate the prospect.
Only one factor was less complicated and widespread to all the nations involved: the nature of the weapons that the soldier used to struggle their way to triumph – or defeat.

Of course, there were differences in detail of the WW2 weapons: the German Panzer V Panther was a very different tank from the US M4 Sherman, the Russian T-34, or the English Cromwell. But in fact they were all much the same – armored vehicles mounting powerful guns running on tracks.

The small arms with which the various opponent countries equipped their armies were totally different weapons in details too, but basically these were all guns for launching projectiles at high speed.
Simply speaking, lots of people would just say that guns are guns, bombs are bombs, aircraft are planes, and so on. But there is definitely even more to it than that, for the abilities to obtain victory or lose a war actually rested on these kinds of WW2 weapons’ qualities, just as a lot of as it did on the fighting abilities of those who employed them and on the strategic sense of those who directed them in their use.

Shermans vs Panthers
Shermans vs Panthers with 3d models.

General about WW2 Weapons:

All information, data, specifications and statistics used on the website WW2 Weapons have been compiled from a variety of sources and the large library of the author – who now lives on Crete for a long time – about military history and history, especially about the world wars, which has been built up over decades.

The most important source references and notes about additional literature can be found at the end for the most articles. To the best of our knowledge and belief, the most secure and reliable information and sources were used, which are also constantly updated and improved.

These data and specifications are used among other things for as accurate as possible historical military simulations, such as the war game WW2 Total. The photos are mostly ‘public domain’, but partly also property of the author.

The author therefore asks for understanding that he can’t handle additional requests for the sources or pictures beyond that due to time constraints and provides the information and its sources to the internet community as ‘as published’, i.e. either the visitor of this website considers it helpful and agrees with it over, or just leaves it.
Discussions and suggestions for improvement are nevertheless welcome and can be held below the respective reports.

Panzermuseum Munster,
Norman ‘Kretaner’ visits Panzer Museum Munster, Germany.
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